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The state health department has taken this decision with the aim of encouraging maximum doctors to work and serve in rural areas. (Representational Image)

Govt trashes WHO report that 57 per cent Indian doctors not qualified

Centre has requested CMs to take appropriate action against quacks and evolve policies to ensure availability of quality...

5 Jan 2018 9:12 PM IST

Pregnancy is not a disease and child birth is a normal phenomenon (Photo: AFP)

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WHO tries to curb rise of caesarean deliveries by revising childbirth...

While rates of interventions like c-sections vary among regions, WHO has seen what it considers a worrying rise in such...

15 Feb 2018 8:47 PM IST

The drug Liraglutide can be used to cure diabetes and also be used as a safe method without any side effects. (Photo: Pixabay)

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Renewed ayurveda push planned to fight diabetes

The CSIR's role in promoting herbal drugs to treat chronic diseases like diabetes also came up for praise during...

9 April 2018 1:01 AM IST

Feeling sick after orgasms is also included in list of things that indicate sex allergies (Photo: AFP)

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Sex addiction is classified as mental illness for first time

Compulsive sexual behaviour disorder is persistent pattern of failure to control intense, repetitive sexual impulses.

7 July 2018 8:42 AM IST

The ease of online shopping will cause financial stress for millions of people, as online retailers increasingly use artificial intelligence (AI) and personalisation to effectively target consumers and prompt them to spend discretionary income that they do not have, the report said.

Business

WHO could identify online shopping as addictive disorder by 2024:...

By 2023, up to 30 per cent of world news and video content will be authenticated to counter deepfake technology, the...

5 Nov 2019 1:46 PM IST

The WHO is starting its 13th five-year strategic plan to combat these threats in particular. (Photo: ANI)

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Health perils of 2019

The World Health Organization recently listed 10 threats to global health in 2019.

22 Jan 2019 5:59 PM IST

Children aged 5-17 require at least 60 minutes of moderate-vigorous activity daily. Adults require at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity weekly.

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Let's be active: Adopt game-changing movement to promote... movement

Physical activity is a core preventive health measure that enhances human capital and sustainable development. It should...

17 Jan 2019 1:01 AM IST

The Indian gaming market is fast catching up with the global wave. (Photo: Pixabay)

Technology

Games industry asks WHO to hold fire on -"gaming disorder-"

WHO has spent years looking into the addictive nature of video games, put gaming disorder.

11 Jan 2019 11:05 AM IST

$Pope Francis promised an \all-out battle\ against abusive priests, but blamed the devil and insisted the Church was not the only place children were assaulted. (Photo: AFP)$ Life

Vatican summit on clerical paedophilia a let-down

Pope's vow to battle child sex abuse fails to appease victims, critics.

25 Feb 2019 8:21 PM IST

The study recommendes that parents who homeschool their children should ideally give their children more time for unstructured physical activity daily. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

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Homeschooling your child? Think again

Here's is what parents who homeschool their children need to keep need to be mindful of.

23 Feb 2019 1:40 PM IST

A draft global strategy to accelerate cervical cancer elimination will be tabled at the World Health Assembly in 2020. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

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Cervical cancer free India by 2079

First of its kind study on global scale, reveals that medium developed countries like India could be cervical cancer...

21 Feb 2019 4:04 PM IST

Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day commemorated Sunday, UNAIDS is urging countries to step up action to meet the 2020 target of reducing TB deaths among people living with HIV. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

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Indian HIV patients beat tuberculosis the best

India has rapidly reduced TB deaths among people living with HIV by 84 per cent: UNAIDS.

25 March 2019 4:53 PM IST